What Is the impact of E-waste?
By: Tamara Thompson, editor
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9780737756067; 9780737756074
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Sociology; Electronic waste; Juvenile literature; Electronic apparatus and appliances; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems
Description: "What Is the Impact of E-Waste?: Electronic Waste: An Overview; Planned Obsolescence Creates Unnecessary E-Waste; Developing Countries Are A Dumping Ground for Hazardous E-Waste; Illegal E-Waste from America Poisons Communities Overseas; Cell Phones Create Especially Problematic E-Waste; Prison Recycling Programs Are Dangerous for Inmates; Manufacturers Should Be Responsible for the E-Waste Their Products Generate; Consumers Should Dispose of Their E-Waste Properly; The Government Must Regulate E-Waste; The E-Waste Problem Is Greatly Exaggerated; Electronics Recycling Standards Often Fall Short; E-Waste Recycling Certification Will Help Stem the Illegal Waste Trade; Precious Metals from E-Waste Could Be Tomorrow's Jewelry"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.